GW - Ownership and Business Overview

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GW Ownership

Who owns GW?

GW is owned by Jazz Pharmaceuticals. It was acquired on February 3, 2021.

GW Business Overview

Where is GW headquartered?

GW is headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

How many employees does GW have?

GW has 900 employees.

What sector is GW in?

GW is a life science company.

When was GW founded?

GW was founded in 1998.

Life Science M&A Summary in 2021

Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, life science ranked 7 in number of deals in 2021. The largest life science acquisition in 2021 was Pharmaceutical Product Development - which was acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific for $17.4B.

Join Mergr to view all 392 acquisitions of life science companies in 2021, including 46 acquisitions by private equity firms, and 346 by strategics.

GW

GW Pharmaceuticals plc

Sovereign House Vision Park Chivers Way Histon,
Cambridge, CB24 9BZ
United Kingdom,
+44 1223 266 800
www.gwpharm.com

GW is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing novel therapeutics from its proprietary cannabinoid product platform in a broad range of disease areas. The Company's lead product, EPIDIOLEX® (cannabidiol) oral solution, is commercialized in the U.S. by its U.S. subsidiary Greenwich Biosciences for the treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), Dravet syndrome, or tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) in patients one year of age and older. This product has received approval in the European Union under the tradename EPIDYOLEX® for the adjunctive treatment of seizures associated with LGS or Dravet syndrome in conjunction with clobazam in patients two years and older and is under EMA review for the treatment of TSC.


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